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(Indications listed before were from the 1996 ACEP guidelines, rather than the cited 2004 guidelines. Edit reflects the 2004 guideline.)
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====Indications for Head CT due to [[Seizure]]<ref>ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625</ref>====
====Indications for Head CT due to [[Seizure]]<ref>ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625</ref>====
1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the
*If patient has returned to a normal baseline: <br>
brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure.
*#When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure
2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used
*#Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available
when reliable follow-up is available.

Latest revision as of 22:45, 21 July 2016

Indications for Head CT due to Seizure[1]

  • If patient has returned to a normal baseline:
    1. When feasible, perform a neuroimaging of the brain in the ED on patients with a first-time seizure
    2. Deferred outpatient neuroimaging may be used when reliable follow-up is available
  1. ACEP Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:605-625